K9 Kimo – Wilmington, Massachusetts

Died 10/28/16
Handler – officer Eric Palmer

Wilmington Police Mourn Death of K-9

The Wilmington Police Department is mourning one of its own this morning. The WPD announced the death K-9 Kimo Friday, who was 13 years old. He arrived in Wilmington in 2004 and was assigned to work with officer Eric Palmer. “On patrol, Kimo was the epitome of a police dog,” read a WPD press release.”He was always highly focused, driven, and had a true grasp on what his role was as a police dog.” Kimo served the department for 6 years before his retirement in 2010. He was certified in narcotics detection from the Boston PD K-9 academy, United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) and the International Police Work Dog Association (IPWDA). He always finished between third and first place in all of the events that he participated in. Kimo aided in tracking down missing children, mentally ill and suicidal persons and several fleeing criminals. He also helped the WPD make countless drug seizures. He unfortunately was forced to retire early due to a degenerative spinal issue. He remained out the remainder of his years with Officer Palmer. “On top of being a no nonsense “Street dog”, Kimo had a softer side, happily performing in numerous public demonstrations in the schools, for the public, and for various organizations,” read the announcement.”Kimo loved to come into roll call at the beginning of the shift with his toy, always knowing that he could get an officer to play with him…You will be missed Kimo, you served us well.”

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Submitted By Jim Cortina

James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
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